Howdy, Pepband! Have you recovered from Bandquet yet? We have a great last week of school coming up! No rehearsal, but a gig!

Friday, June 3rd

11:01am  Revelle Annual Watermelon Drop–MEET AT UREY HALL, REVELLE

Once again, we’re finishing off the school year with the famous Watermelon Drop!  This event is so much fun!  The Revelle tradition of dropping a watermelon of a building and seeing how far it splatters means free watermelon for all, and our second to last gig of the year! We’ll be done by noon, so come on out even if you have class in the afternoon!

8:00pm  End Of The Year Bonfire!–Rides at Sungod

Turkey, fire, drinks, sand, and fun! A great way to finish off the school year before finals and graduation!

Thanks for a great year!

Hey Pepband! How was your sungod? Good? Great! Here are the events for this week–kind of busy!

Tuesday, May 17th

7:42pm  Week 8 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

We’ll be working on some new songs, and polishing up some old ones! Come hang out and play some great music! Also, this will be our last week of officer nominations, so come and nominate and/or be nominated!

Friday, May 20th

~10:30pm–TBA–keep your schedules open

Saturday, May 21st

9:00am  Steps for Health Fair & Walk–MEET AT RIMAC CLOSET

We’re playing at the AMSA Walk this year, out in Normal Heights! SO–this means that we’re meeting in RIMAC at 9am to be over there (15 minute drive) to play by 10am. We’ll organize rides during rehearsal on Tuesday! It’ll be a short gig, so you can get back to the glorious 8th week studying right after!

Sunday, May 22nd

8:00am  Arthritis Walk San Diego–MEET AT RIMAC CLOSET

‘Tis the season of charity walks, and the Pepband is in high demand! This Sunday, we’ll be performing at the Arthritis Walk in Liberty Station (shortish drive) in the morning. Benefits: entertaining walkers, supporting a good cause, free food and swag. Cons: We’re only playing for about an hour. Once again, we’ll organize rides on Tuesday. It’s going to be a great way to close off the weekend, and the band is really appreciated at these events!

Hey Pepband! We’ve got a big week ahead of us, some come out to some of the last gigs of the year!

Tuesday, May 3rd

7:43pm  Week 6 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

I know, it’s been a while since we’ve had rehearsal, so we need to make up lost time! Come hang with your friends, play some sweet music and find out important information about BANQUET and OFFICER ELECTIONS!!

Saturday, May 7th

9:27am  UCSD Transfer Admit Day–MEET AT LIBRARY WALK, BOOKSTORE ENTRANCE

‘Tis the season of admit days! Transfer Admit Day is crucial for the Band’s recruitment and membership! Some of your fellow bands-people are transfers! We’ll be playing for an hour or so, and hopefully there will be more free food and popsicles!

****One more thing: If you haven’t already, sign up for the PEPBAND BANQUET! This is our big end of the year bash at a fancy restaurant with fancy clothes, prizes, awards and food! You’ll have a great time, and meet some great alumni too!***

Hey there Pepband! Here are the events for this week–HOW EXCITED ARE YOU!?

Tuesday, April 12th

7:44pm  Week 3 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

This is our only rehearsal left to prepare for DAAAVVVIIIIIISSSSSS! Come ready with your instrument and second payments! Even if you’re not going to Davis, come and play some sweet music and see your friends!

Friday, April 15th

10:29am  UCSD PEPBAND GOES TO DAVIS PICNIC DAY!!!

Meet at the loading dock outside of RIMAC with your instrument and your bags packed. The bus will be leaving promptly at 11am, so if you have a class from 10-11, drop off your stuff before class! Read The Big Davis Email that Matt sent out (another copy will be sent out) for details of the whole weekend!

See you at rehearsal! I hope your costume is coming together…

Welcome to Spring Quarter! I hope everybody’s spring break was fun, relaxing and exciting all at once! Here are the events for week 1:

Tuesday, March 29th

7:44pm  Week 1 Rehearsal–MEET AT 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

We have a lot of work to do before Davis–it’s only three weeks away! Come prepared to start polishing our tunes and learn the intro! Also, remember that the first payment is due! If you have any trouble with payment, contact Zack.

Friday, April 1st

5:14pm  Women’s Water Polo vs. Brown–MEET AT CANYONVIEW POOL

Our first Women’s Water Polo game! We’re meeting down at Canyonview Pool, unless it’s raining. You’ll get an update if that’s a possibility, though! If your instrument lives in Pepband storage, we’re meeting at RIMAC at 4:45pm. See you then!

The official DAVIS COUNTDOWN has begun! T-minus 20 days!

Tuesday, March 1st

6:23pm  Women’s Basketball vs. Chico State–CCAA TOURNAMENT–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

UCSD is hosting the first round of the CCAA Tournament, and our girls are at the top! So, instead of rehearsal, we’ll be playing at the FINAL home game of the year! Please note that the game starts at 7:00pm sharp, and we’re playing the National Anthem 5 minutes before. If you can make it out to this, it’s going to be a blast!

Friday, March 4th

6:37pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. Pacific–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

Bust out your peg leg, your treasure map and yer eye patch, it’s PIRATE NIGHT! We’ll pillage and plunder at the game, and then head to a swashbuckling social activity!

Saturday, March 5th

6:30pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. Stanford–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

They think they’re so great, with their supposed “Division I” athletics and “World Class” academics. We’re going to show them how wrong they are! Come on out to this Saturday game; it’ll be a great study break!

Friday, February 18th

6:21pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. Long Beach State–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

It’s been a while since we’ve been to a Volleyball game, and the team just beat Stanford in a huge upset over the weekend! Come on out and let’s help keep the momentum!

Saturday, February 19th

6:22pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. CSU Northridge–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

What a great way to start the long weekend! Come play hard, cheer harder and chill with your friends!

Have you recovered from Spirit Night yet? Here are our events for this week:

Tuesday, February 8th

7:44pm  Week 6 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

We’ll have some new songs to check out and also take some time to vote for DAVIS themes!

Thursday, February 10th

5:01pm  Basketball Double Header vs. CSU Stanislaus–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

After the big excitement known as Spirit Night, our teams still need support from the Band! Take a break from your midterm studying and come cheer on the teams!

Saturday, February 12th

5:02pm  Basketball Double Header vs. Chico State–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

Come to this game with a basketball team photo signed by at least one member and you’ll get a special prize!

It’s week 5 already? Wow, that went fast! Here are the events for SPIRIT WEEK!!!

Tuesday, February 1st

7:44pm  Week 5 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

We need to polish up our tunes for the big game where the whole school shows up and even some band alumni! Come take a break from midterms for an hour or so and rock out with the band!

Thursday, February 3rd

5:00pm  Basketball Double Header vs. SF State–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

Let’s kick those hippies all the way back to Haight & Ashbury!

Friday, February 4th

6:20pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. Pepperdine–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

I hear you’re not allowed to dance or play loud music in the dorms at Pepperdine…let’s show them what they’re missing!

***SPIRIT WEEKEND***

Saturday, February 5th

1:30pm  Alumni BBQ–Location TBA at rehearsal!

Come join the UCSD Pepband Alumni for a hosted BBQ! Learn the band history and tall tales!

4:30pm  SPIRIT NIGHT GAME–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

The big game, the big night! Our theme is super hawaiian/tropical/triton! That means bring your leis, hula skirts, coconut bras and be ready to make some noise!

~10:30pm  SOCIAL ACTIVITY–Location TBA at rehearsal

Sunday, February 6th

10:00am  Alumni and Graduating Senior Brunch

The annual tradition, details to come!

This is one of the biggest weeks of the year, and definitely a contender for most fun. Even if you haven’t made it to many Pepband gigs this year, come on out! You’ll be glad you did!

Congratulations on winning the Southern California Battle of the Bands! Here are the events for this week:

Tuesday, January 25th

7:44pm  Week 4 Rehearsal–MEET AT RIMAC GREEN ROOM

We’ll be submitting Davis themes and getting our book ready for spirit night! Come take a midterm study break!

Friday, January 28th

6:16pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. University of Hawaii–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

They’re traveling across the Pacific to lose? Oh well, their decision…Come start your weekend with a Pep!

Saturday, January 28th

6:14pm  Men’s Volleyball vs. University of Hawaii–MEET AT RIMAC ARENA

Yes, you read correctly! Hawaii’s going to come back for a second night in a row to be defeated! After the volleyball game, keep your schedule open…social event TBA!